Scooter sled



Feb. 14, 1928.

1,659,048 s. G. RICHARDS SCOOTER sLED Filed Feb. 5. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l l i nil 1 g3/552 f5 rai-eared Feb. 14, 192s.

UNITED STATES sILAs G. RICHARDS, OE

PATENT OFFICE.

.ARTHUR B.

SCOOTER sLED'.

f ApplicationV filed February 5, 1927. Serial No. 166,255.

My invention relatesto sleds and more particularly to narrow sleds Otan Improved construction especially children. f

An olrieet o t in v invention is toi'novide a sled otf the above indicated character which has skate runners and is :ulapted to be operated on ice with great facility.

Another object ot my invention is to provide a sled as above indicated which is easy to operate, and having the tongue so located and mounted that its operation will not split the top board ot the sled.

Heretotore many types of sleds have'been made but none of them have been adapted to be used on ice, and having sharpened skate runners such as incorporated in my invention. My invention is especially a great improvement over Patent No. 1,577,078, issued to Richards, dated March 1G, 1926, in that the tongue of the sled in said Rich ards construction was so located that the top boards ot the sleds were constantly being;v split thereby, and rendering the saine useless. By my present invention I Obviate this difficulty by providing` a. new and iniprtwed type ot mountingv for the tongue.

My invention will be best understood by reference to the drawings forming a part of this speeiiieation and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view ot a sled incorporating` my invention.

Figure 2 .is a side view ot the saine.

Figure il is a bottoni view of the saine.

Figure et is a 'liront view of the sled taken ou line li-d ot Figure f2 and,

Figure `is a cr ssi-sectional view taken on the line 'o oit Figure 2.

In the drawings and for the purpose ot illustration I have shown the preferred ein bodiinent ot' my invention7 and .in which inuneral (i represents a sled top provided with sharpened. steel skate runners 7, diverging very slightly toward the frontk as shown. The ends ot the runners are curved upwardly at 8 and 9 and secured to the top oli' the sled at the iront and rear by suitable bolts 10 and 11 respectively. The eXtreme front ends of the skate runners are bent upwardly again beyond the point where they are secured by bolts 10, and they pass upward through slots 12 in the top of the Sled.

adapted 'tor use by Between these upward projecting ends 13 is' pivot-ally secured a bauportion ot' a Ytongue 14a bya suitable bolt 15. well above a the `plane ot the top t5, which allows the tongue to*y be turned forward for drawing ther sled or turned backward to aid in steering by the person riding. f

This particular construction obviates the splitting ot the top board 6 when the tongue is twisted sidewise t'or the purpose of steen ing; the'sled.

Across the top ot the sled are secured by bolts 18 luid 19 two cross-bars or re-en'toreinginembers 16 and 17, which may be used as toot rests by the occupant. Near the end oi the tongue 14. are provided handles 2() in the torni ot' a cross-bar tightly pressed through a hole in the tongue '14 as shown in Figure?. l

While I. have described iny invention in its preferred torni .it will be obvious that many variations may be made therein with out departing troni the spirit of the invenn tion; `I do not, therefore, wishto be limited to the precise detailsas described but desire to avail myself oit such variations and moditications as come within the scope ot the 'appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sled comprising` a top havingF two slots inthe forward portion thereof; skate runners under said top and having the e); treme front ends of said runners extending upwardly through said slots; a tongue having' one end pivotally secured between said extensions. and havingl a handle on the other end thereof; and a plurality of loot rests provided ou the sled top.

2. A sled coinprisingl a top having;l slots in the torward end, and ineens extending' upwardly therethrough to which a tongue bar is pivotally Secured wellv above the pl ane ot' said top, Vwln-zreliy the splitting o'tv said top is prevented; sharpened steel skate runners under said top and having the ends curved upwardly and secured to said top; foot rest bars on the top and a handle vfor aiding in steering the sled. i

In testimony whereof I have signedV my name to this specification.

SILAS G. RICHARDS. 

